CALL: INQUIRE_MEMBER


file

  The name of the library in which the member is to be searched.

  This parameter should be a character string or an expression
  that evaluates to a character string.

member

  The name of the member to be searched for.

  This parameter can be a wildcard, for instance `*` would
  search for the first occurence of a member of the given type.
  If this argument is modifiable, it will be overwritten by
  the member type found.

  This argument should be a character string or an expression
  that evaluates to a character string.

type

  The type of the member to be searched for.

  This argument must be present and can not be a wildcard.
  The argument is a string of up to 8 characters, and may
  also be an expression that evaluates to such a string.

  The type given to a member is chosen by the program according
  to the following scheme:

  --------------------------------------------------------------
  Type       Description                            Main use
  --------------------------------------------------------------
  ARRIVAL    Output of the ARRIVAL instruction      User
  CELL       Compact format cell description        Internal
  ISOCHRON   Equal time contours (isochrones)       User
  GAS        Compact format gas description         Internal
  GRAPHCOL   Colour table                           Internal
  GRAPHREP   Representation table                   Internal
  HIST       Histograms                             Both
  MATRIX     Matrices                               Internal
  MINIMUM    Output from the MINIMISE instruction   User
  OUTPUT     General output                         User
  SIGNAL     Signals                                User
  TRACK      Prepared tracks                        Internal
  TRANSLAT   Input translation table                Internal
  XTPLOT     Output from the XT-PLOT instruction    User
  --------------------------------------------------------------

  Types marked "User" are intended for use by the user and can
  freely be modified. Types marked "Internal" are not meant to
  be of use to the user, and should also not be modified.

remark

  This argument is set to the remark string that was given to
  the member when it was created.

  This argument should be modifiable, any object associated
  with it at the time the call is made, will be deleted.

date

  This argument is set to the date on which the member was
  created, in the form of a character string.

  This argument should be modifiable, any object associated
  with it at the time the call is made, will be deleted.

time

  This argument is set to the time when the member was
  created, in the form of a character string.

  This argument should be modifiable, any object associated
  with it at the time the call is made, will be deleted.

Keyword index. Formatted on 10/11/98.